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Healthcare Journal of New Orleans
Chief Editor
Smith W. Hartley
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Managing Editor
Karen tatum
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Editor/Writer
Philip Gatto
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Contributors
Claudia S. Copeland, PhD
Correspondents
David Hood
Cindy Munn
Art Director
Liz Smith
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November / December 2013
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Our Mission
Healthcare Journal of New
Orleans
analyzes healthcare for
the purpose of optimizing the
health of our citizens.
2013 Healthcare Journal of
New Orleans Advisory Board
Juzar Ali, MD
Medical Director,
Interim LSU Public Hospital
Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc
Health Commissioner,
City of New Orleans
Patti Ellish, FACHE
President/CEO,
St. Tammany Parish Hospital
Conrad Meyer, JD, MHA, FACHE
Attorney,
Chehardy Sherman
A. Kenison Roy, III, md
Medical Director,
Addiction Recovery Resources, Inc.
Paul A. Salles
President/CEO, Metropolitan Hospital
Council of New Orleans
Executive VP, Louisiana Hospital Association
Carl J. Tholen
Director, Undergraduate Medical Education,
Director, UQ Ochsner Clinical School
Warner Thomas
Chief Executive Officer,
Ochsner Health System
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Louisiana
State
Medical
Society
Awards of
Excellence
in Medical
Journalism
We’re
Honored.
The 2013 First Place Winner in
the print category was presented to:
Karen Stassi
Healthcare Journal of New Orleans
Have a Heart: Organ Donation
and Transplantation in Louisiana
The 2013 Meritorious Award for
Excellence in Medical Journalism in
the print category was presented to:
Claudia S. Copeland, PhD,
Healthcare Journal of New Orleans
The Breastfeeding Dichotomy: Physician
Promotion Battles Societal Acceptance